Vocabulary
- back then: At that time in the past.
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
- cultivate: To grow plants, crops etc.
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- emphasize: To stress the items that are important
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- enhance: To improve; make bigger or better
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- algae: Green organisms that live in still water
- restore: To return a thing to its original condition
- mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- reproduce: To make a copy of something
- shadow: To cover something with shade
- part: Division of a book
- ceramic: Made from clay and hardened in a very hot oven
- area: Amount of measured space
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
- reproductive: Concerning the process of making children
- transfer: To move to a different place, job or school
- found: To become aware of something that is happening
- forest: Large area with many trees
- reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- center: Community place people go health or social reasons
- cycle: Series of regular and repeated actions
- long: Person's name
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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Scientists replant underwater forests to restore marine habitats | REUTERS
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/06/17Dive into the amazing world of marine restoration with this fascinating look at how scientists are replanting underwater Cystoseira forests in the Mediterranean! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to conservation science and learn about innovative techniques like using ceramic discs to help these vital marine habitats bounce back.
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